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After the Release: the Long-Term Behavioral Impact of Piracy On After the Release: The Long-Term Behavioral Impact of Piracy on Seafarers and Families Conor Seyle | June 2016 After the Release: The Long-Term Behavioral Impact of Piracy on Seafarers and Families An Oceans Beyond Piracy and OEF Research Report Conor Seyle lead author June 2016 OEF Research and Oceans Beyond Piracy are programs of the One Earth Future Foundation www.oneearthfuture.org Official URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.18289/OEF.2016.005 Cover photo: Hostages from MV Iceberg I. Photo from Hostage Support Partnership ACKNOWLEDGMENTS Contributing Authors: Chirag Bahri, Maritime Piracy Humanitarian Response Programme Kellie Brandt, OEF Research Alexander Dimitrievich, Crisis Response Eastern Europe Karina Fernandez, Ateneo de Manila University Tom Holmer, Martitime Piracy Humanitarian Response Programme Niyati Malhotra, OEF Research Design and Layout: Andrea Jovanovic and Timothy Schommer of One Earth Future Foundation This report was supported by the One Earth Future Foundation and the TK Foundation, and executed in partnership with the Maritime Piracy Humanitarian Response Programme, with coordination and contributions from the Seamen’s Church Institute of New York and New Jersey, and Ateneo de Manila University. TABLE OF CONTENTS Executive Summary .......................................................................................................i One Hostage’s Story ......................................................................................................1 Study Participants .........................................................................................................4 Description of Participants ..................................................................................................... 4 Long-Term Effects of Piracy ................................................................................................. 6 Results: Probable Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder ................................................................. 8 Post-Traumatic Stress Symptoms ........................................................................................... 11 Well-Being .............................................................................................................................. 12 Impact on Work-Related Attitudes and Decisions.................................................................. 14 Hostages ........................................................................................................................16 Types of Abuse ....................................................................................................................... 17 Probable PTSD........................................................................................................................ 18 Post-Traumatic Stress Symptoms ........................................................................................... 18 Depression Symptoms ............................................................................................................ 19 Interpretation ........................................................................................................................ 19 Family Members .............................................................................................................20 Concern About Seafarer Wellbeing ........................................................................................ 21 Knowledge About How to Get Information About Seafarers ................................................. 21 Lasting Psychological Impact .................................................................................................. 23 SEAFARER Support Systems: India and Ukraine .................................................................24 In Ukraine............................................................................................................................... 24 In India ................................................................................................................................... 25 Analysis .................................................................................................................................. 26 Overall Analysis and Recommendations .....................................................................26 Piracy-Specific Response ........................................................................................................ 27 Potential Model for Response................................................................................................ 34 Notes ...........................................................................................................................36 Appendices .....................................................................................................................I Notes for Appendices ....................................................................................................XVI The Long-Term Behavioral Impact of Piracy on Seafarers and Families | i EXECUTIVE SUMMARY More than 3,000 seafarers have been held hostage by Somali pirates since 2001, with a significant, but unknown, number of seafarers kidnapped in other parts of the world. These seafarers, and their families, have faced fear and uncertainty, and in some cases, direct abuse. In addition to the 41 seafarers who remain in captivity as of the release of this report, the thousands of seafarers who have returned to their regular lives after being held hostage must address the challenges of reintegration and coping with their experiences. This research report explores the long-term impact of piracy on seafarer and family recovery. It is based on a series of interviews and structured surveys collected from 465 seafarers in three major seafaring countries: India, the Philippines, and Ukraine. These seafarers included 101 former hostages and 364 non-hostages, and also 38 family members of seafarers. KEY FINDINGS • Seafarers are resilient, but a sizeable minority of hostages show lasting effects. Most seafarers who have been held hostage do not show lasting impairment in their mental or behavioral health, but 25.77% of former hostages have symptoms consistent with Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD). These seafarers are at higher risk of having poor overall well-being, as well. • Being held hostage, more than any other type of piracy experience, leads to lasting effects. Many seafarers are exposed to different types of threats from pirates, ranging from the tensions of transiting through the high-risk areas to actually being attacked. Only hostage experiences are related to a significantly increased risk of PTSD. • Seafarers are exposed to a fairly high number and degree of traumatic experiences in the course of their regular employment. The maritime environment is dangerous, and seafarers are regularly exposed to traumatic experiences other than piracy. These experiences have an independent impact on post- traumatic stress symptoms and can negatively affect seafarer well-being. • Traumatic experiences impact the decisions seafarers make about their work.Seafarers with higher levels of post-traumatic stress symptoms are more likely to think about piracy when taking contracts, and more likely to have declined a job due to piracy risk. • Families of hostages can have problems getting information about their loved ones, and many suffer lasting distress. Less than 50% of family members of hostages feel that they had good information about what was happening to their seafarer, and more than 30% of spouses of seafarers report that they have no idea how they would get information if something bad happened while their seafarer was at sea. A large minority of the family members of hostages show lasting behavioral effects from their experiences. ii | The Long-Term Behavioral Impact of Piracy on Seafarers and Families THREE PILLARS TO PIRACY RESPONSE: 1. Part of the response to maritime piracy should be an integrated and standardized framework that can help seafarers prepare for potential exposure to pirate attack and cope with their experiences during and after the event. This should be an integrated response including pre-event planning and training and during-event management as well as post- event support and care. Care for the families should be considered an integral part of the response. 2. Post-event care should include social integration and support as well as targeted mental health support. All hostages will benefit from the former, and a minority will need the latter. 3. Programs designed to mitigate the long-term impact of piracy should also support resilience in the face of other maritime traumatic events, if possible. In practice, addressing these issues will require a coordinated effort from seafarer support organizations, industry, and states. This will require a corresponding increase in appreciation for the breadth and depth of the impact of piracy and other traumas on the seafarer population. However, this research also demonstrates that seafarers are a resilient community and suggests that with the development of more robust systems for support, this resilience can be reinforced. The Long-Term Behavioral Impact of Piracy on Seafarers and Families | 1 ONE HOSTAGE’S STORY In 2009, Mark1 was a seafarer aboard a merchant vessel that was attacked by pirates in the Indian Ocean. He described his experience: I woke up Sunday quite late, as we slept quite late the other night. Suddenly, the emergency alarm went off. The emergency alarm was the most common alarm
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